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===2000s===
'''2000'''
'''2000''' –* The [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) celebrates its 25th Anniversary and named the “[[PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team]].” The 25 players include PBA Most Valuable Player award, national team players, and the all-time statistic leaders.
-* The PBA All-Star Selection won the exhibition game against the [[FIBA]] Asian All-Star Selection led by MBA superstar [[Rommel Adducul]]. Johnny Abarrientos was named the game’s Most Valuable Player with [[Eric Menk]], and Lebanon’s [[Elie Mchantaf]] receiving the Sportsmanship Award.
-* The [[Philippine Basketball League]] (PBL) named the PBL All-time Legacy Team – 12 best players of all time. The team includes Alvin Patrimonio, Benjie Paras, Allan Caidic, Vergel Meneses, Johnny Abarrientos, [[Danny Ildefonso]], Jerry Codiñera, [[Jun Limpot]], Jojo Lastimosa, [[Marlou Aquino]], [[Eric Menk]], and [[Sonny Cabatu]].
-* The Philippine Youth Men’s national team defeated [[Brunei Darussalam]], 160-19, at the [[Ninoy Aquino Stadium]] on July 2, 2000. Philippines won the [[Southeast Asia Basketball Association]] (SEABA) Youth Men's Tournament against [[Malaysia]].
'''2002''' – The Philippines finished 4th in the [[2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]] basketball tournament after losing to China, South Korea and [[Kazakhstan national basketball team|Kazakhstan]] in the play-offs. The team was bannered by Filipino-Americans [[Asi Taulava]], Eric Menk, [[Rudy Hatfield]], and PBA veteran Kenneth Duremdes.
'''2003'''
'''2003''' –* The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) celebrated its 20th year, and named the “Top 20 Greatest Players Ever of All Time.” The 20 players were: Alvin Patrimonio, Benjie Paras, Allan Caidic, Vergel Meneses, Johnny Abarrientos, Danny Ildefonso, Jerry Codiñera, Jun Limpot, Jojo Lastimosa, Marlou Aquino, Eric Menk, Sonny Cabatu, Kenneth Duremdes, Ato Agustin, [[Roger Yap]], [[Yancy de Ocampo]], [[Ren-Ren Ritualo]], [[Rommel Adducul]], and [[Leo Austria]].
-* The PBA Classic All-Star Game between Crispa, and Toyota, the league’s greatest rival teams. Toyota won the game, 65-61.
'''2005'''
-* [[Coca Cola Tigers]]' head coach [[Chot Reyes|Vincent "Chot" Reyes]] was named the new head coach for the [[Philippine national basketball team]] to compete in international competitions. He also became the de facto coach of San Miguel-Philippines as the national team were about to compete as a club in the FIBA Asia Club Championship (also known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup).
–* The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) celebrated its 30th Anniversary.
-* The PBA Classic All-Star Greatest Game between [[Baby Dalupan]]’s Legends versus Robert Jaworski’s Greats, both teams composed of the PBA’s 25 greatest players named in 2000. The Legends beat the Greats 96-92, behind the game’s Most Valuable Player, Allan Caidic’s 30 points.
-* San Miguel Philippines finished fifth in the FIBA Asia Club Championship held at Manila, Philippines. [[Rommel Adducul]] was named in the mythical five selection.
-* The Philippines for the third time is suspended by the international governing body - [[FIBA]], after the [[Philippine Olympic Committee]] suspended the FIBA-recognized [[Basketball Association of the Philippines]] (BAP) due to the BAP's political agenda and its failure to develop the national team into a powerhouse in Asia (or send a competent team for that matter). As a result, the national team was suspended to play in any FIBA-sanctioned tournaments like the [[FIBA World Championship]], [[FIBA Asia Championship]], the [[Olympic Games]], and the [[Asian Games]].
-* San Miguel-Philippines took part in the [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] Global Hoop Summit in the [[United States]], and was named the most exciting team of the tournament.
-* The Philippines, despite being suspended by the international governing body - [[FIBA]], finished third, and captured the bronze medal with a 6-3 record in the 27th William Jones Cup tournament.
-* San Miguel-Philippines captured its first ever Shell Rimula-Brunei Cup title after defeating the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] in the All-Philippine finals in [[Brunei]]. [[Jayjay Helterbrand]] was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
-* The PBA Legends Tour of Australia, the touring team were bannered by Alvin Patrimonio, Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Jerry Codinera, the Loyzaga brothers, and Bong Álvarez.
-* Basketball was not included in the [[2005 Southeast Asian Games]] held in the Philippines due to the Philippines' suspension.
'''2006'''
-* San Miguel-Philippines captured its back-to-back Shell Rimula-Brunei Cup championships after beating the Darwin All-Stars in the finals. [[Danny Seigle]] was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
-* The Philippine national team played, and won 2 games against the FIBA World Championship-bound Lebanon national team, and an American All-Star team led by former [[National Basketball Association]] player [[Dennis Rodman]].
'''2007'''
-* In February, the FIBA suspension from 2005 is lifted and a new group, the [[Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas]] (SBP), becomes the country's basketball governing body.
-* In March, the late [[Dionisio Calvo]], former national team coach for [[Philippines national basketball team|basketball]] and [[Philippines national football team|soccer]], the founding father of the [[Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association]] (MICAA) and the [[FIBA Asia|Asian Basketball Confederation]], former Secretary-General of the Asian Basketball Confederation, became the first Filipino inducted to the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]]. He was named alongside [[James Naismith]] (the inventor, and father of basketball) and [[Renato William Jones|William Jones]] (one of the founding fathers of [[FIBA]]).
-* In May, San Miguel-Philippines finished fourth in the [[FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007|18th FIBA Asia Champions Cup]] (formally known as the FIBA Asia Club Championship), held at Tehran, Iran. [[Danny Seigle]] was in the tournament's first mythical team selection while [[Mark Caguioa]] was named in the second mythical team selection. Philippines settled for 4th place.
-* In May, the [[Philippine national basketball team]] won the [[Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2007|SEABA Championship 2007]] in [[Ratchaburi]], [[Thailand]], earning the right to play at the [[FIBA Asia Championship 2007|2007 FIBA Asia Championship]] in [[Tokushima]], [[Japan]].
-* In July, The Philippine national basketball team finished third with a 5-4 record and captured the bronze medal in the 29th [[William Jones Cup]] International Basketball Tournament held at [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. A week after the Jones Cup, the Philippines won the 4-Nations Manila Invitational Basketball Cup at home in [[Quezon City]] and [[San Juan City]], [[Philippines]]. The tournament was participated by the national basketball teams of [[China national basketball team|China]], [[Syria national basketball team|Syria]], [[Lebanon national basketball team|Lebanon]] and the Philippines in preparation for the upcoming [[FIBA Asia Championship]]. [[Jimmy Alapag]] was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, and was named in the mythical five selection along with teammate [[Kelly Williams]], [[Michael Madanly]] of Syria, Lebanon’s [[Joseph Vogel]], and superstar [[Fadi El Khatib]].
-* In August, the national team finished ninth - their best finish in 12 years - in the [[FIBA Asia Championship 2007]] at [[Tokushima]], [[Japan]]. Grouped in the "group of death," the national team beat the Chinese for the first time in 22 years. 5-2 win-loss record loss only to virtual Champion Iran and to Jordan. They beat China twice, Syria, India and Kuwait.
'''2008'''
-* The [[Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas]] announced the formation of three new basketball leagues: the [[Filipina Basketball League]] for women, the [[Philippine Collegiate Championship]], and the community-based, LGU-supported, commercially sponsored [[Liga Pilipinas]], which was formed through the merger of the [[National Basketball Conference]], the [[Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association]], and Third Force, Inc.
-* On September 5, 2008, 6'1" and 18 year old [[high school]] [[basketball player]] Keith Agovida of the [[JRU Heavy Bombers|JRU Light Bombers]] etched his name in [[Philippine]] [[basketball]] history when he unleashed a record-setting shooting binge, scoring 82 points in 37 minutes in a 127-49 rout of the [[Mapúa Cardinals|Malayan Red Robins]] in the juniors division second round of the Philippines' [[National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)|National Collegiate Athletic Association]]. Agovida's previous high was a 57-point performance against the same squad in the first round. His feat (23, 13, 20, and 26 points in each quarter, respectively) at the [[Cuneta Astrodome]], surpassed the old mark of 71 points set by [[Letran Knights|Letran Squire]] Erwin Bola-Bola in the 1970s.<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=130323 abs-cbnnews.com, NCAA player scores 82, sets RP basketball scoring record]</ref><ref>[http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080905-158889/JRU-cager-Agovida-scores-NCAA-record-of-82-points sports.inquirer.net, JRU cager Agovida scores NCAA record of 82 points]</ref>
-* The [[Philippine Basketball League]], and the [[Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas]] announced the revival of the [[Women's Philippine Basketball League]], which first held its tournaments from 1998 to 1999.
-* [[Red Bull Barako]] coach [[Yeng Guiao]] replaced Chot Reyes as the head coach of the PBA-backed Philippine national team.
'''2009'''
-* Philippine Team captured SEABA Championship 2009. 3 - 0 win - loss record in Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan, Malaysia. Philippine Powerade Team, 8th place finished in FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin Arena, Tianjin, China.
-* Smart Gilas Philippine Team beat Powerade Philippines team 98 - 69 charity showdown for the Typhoon Ondoy victims.
===2010s===
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